Page 3809 - Week 14 - Thursday, 10 December 1992
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Bruce Stadium since the quarterfinal of the World Youth Soccer Championships in 1981. The ACT Government was proud to support the event, which provided a unique opportunity for Canberrans to experience world-class soccer. The match was a magnificent curtain-raiser to the two World Youth Soccer Championship games to be held here in March next year and showed that Canberra has the facilities, organisational ability and community support to host international matches of this calibre.
The opportunity for us to host one of the four SBS Youth Challenge '92 games to be held in Australia was raised only a month ago. The whole event was organised and promoted within this short timeframe, with strong support from the corporate sector, the ACT Soccer Federation and the ACT community. In that sense it was a great team effort. Canberra put on one of its best nights, Madam Speaker, despite some fears earlier in the week that we might have some moisture. The weather was particularly kind.
Mr Kaine: Can you explain the offside rule in soccer, Minister?
MR BERRY: You do not have to explain that rule. The Liberals are always offside. Everybody knows that. It is becoming an increasingly popular view around the country - the Liberals are offside, and it will not be long before the whistle is blown.
Madam Speaker, last evening Black Mountain provided a spectacular backdrop. It was a beautiful evening and the - - -
Mr De Domenico: And the beer was cold too. Now can we get on with question time, please?
MR BERRY: The Liberals do not like good news either. The crowd was larger than anticipated and we had a little problem with ticketing, which was unfortunate and something that we will sort out. The soccer supporters throughout the Territory came out in their droves and they saw a sparkling, electrifying game of soccer between Brazil and the Australian team. It is regrettable that we could not win, but there cannot be two winners all the time. I think basically that soccer won and so did the ACT. So did the Liberals, to a very small degree.
Supply and Tender Agency
MR WESTENDE: Madam Speaker, my question without notice is directed to the Minister for Urban Services. It is my understanding that a firm of consultants, to wit, Deloitte Ross Tohmatsu, has been undertaking a study into the establishment of an ACT supply and tender board. Can the Minister tell the Assembly whether this study has been completed? If not, when will it be completed? Will the Assembly have access to this report and when does the Minister expect departments to start asking local suppliers for quotations?
MR CONNOLLY: I thank Mr Westende for the question. I do not have at my fingertips details as to where that matter is, but I will certainly make sure that I make inquiries and get back to Mr Westende as soon as possible.
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